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I had a flu shot last year. The doctor told me he stuck the needle right into the eye (of my Hannya tattoo). I think he quite enjoyed doing that.

Tetanus in one arm, steroid shot in the other. Both are fine, but just in case of reaction an empty space is best. Ironically, the free space on my Poseidon tattoo is his arm...which is also my arm....arm-ception

@Dan S, my favorite part about both of those is how the peeps are like "yeah, it's a fucking big cat, whatever though, I'd rather be eating peanut butter." Whereas the cats are like "PLEASE, GOD!! WHY WON'T YOU LOVE ME?!!?"

You can only edit your posts for a short time. I would suggest hitting the button marked "sign out" and just moving on from there.

Finished this last night and have sent it to be auctioned for a Motor Neurone Disease charity after a guy contacted me on FB and Instagram. Still feel like i've got a long way to go but it he can make some money for charity out of it i'll be stoked!

I found this, but I can't find the book for sale or the author's name anywhere..... Referencing the popular book, "Hail to the Tat: An Illustrated History of Presidential Tattoos," 35 of the 43 presidents sported skin art. Amongst the First Citizen's tattoos, the most popular were on the arm, thus starting the tradition that no American President can be photographed wearing a tank top. The most famous tattoo involved a small eagle holding a broad sword (demonstrated in the first source) fighting Jack "Galveston Giant" Johnson. Additionally, several presidential tattoos stand out: Andrew Jackson sported a tomahawk that ran the length of the inside of his left leg; James K. Polk is historically known to be the first white man to have a Chinese character as a tattoo (the symbol for "eager"); James Buchanon with a scantily-clad brunette on his chest as well as the acronym "BFL" in six inch lettering on his abdomen (BFL standing for "bachelor for life"); and William McKinley with a cartoon representation of himself as the Monopoly man carrying a bulging sack with a $ symbol.

Found this one of Tony D'Annessa on Getty Images. They say the photo is from 1955, but Tony started tattooing in 1958 so who knows exactly when the photo is from. And one of Tony from the 4th of July this past year, posted by Dave Cummings on his instagram: That also answers the question about what a tattoo will look like with a scar through it: hard as fucking nails.

King Edward was tattooed by Hori Chiyo who tattooed many royal personages . His sons , the Duke of Clarence and the Duke of York , later King George V also sought out Hori Chiyo when the two brothers served as midshipmen aboard H.M.S Bacchante which visited Yokohama in 1882 .

Found this.... Tattooed U.S. Politicians - ABC News

Horiyoshi III

Fucking A @Dan S !! That really suits you sir , I've always wanted to get that classic Stoney St Clair biker and this is along those lines .

Temple is by far the coolest shop I've ever been to. I got tattooed there by Freddy this past summer and I'm getting tattooed by Jason Mcafee this Saturday. Super pumped about it. Easily one of the coolest places I've ever been.

Amputation seems to be your only bet. Better get that fucker cut off ASAP. Nice anchor btw. Desa do that one?

5th session. 5 hours of arse and hamstrings background. Im glad I only have one arse crack and that I don't have to get it tattooed again,its a fun spot.

Welcome to mid-Texas.

I've always wanted something from Rassier. I just don't know what to get. I was just gonna ask him to do something weird, but that doesn't really help matters much. - - - Updated - - - Nice! He's the one tattooer I haven't gotten a serious piece from yet. Just filler. I felt bad asking him to do filler especially since I haven't gotten a serious piece from him yet. But he was the only one with free time on that particular day. I want to get a chola lady head from him so bad.

Horiken at State of Grace also tattoos via tebori. Taki does from time to time, but only small pieces (or so he's told me). If you really want some tebori, you should get some! It's a pretty awesome experience. And @David Flores, I am a huge fan of Dan Gilsdorf's Japanese work.

i'm getting a spider web around my shoulder on saturday by dan santoro. i also want to get a cat in a garbage can. may have to go to one of the other guys since dan has another appointment after me, though.

Wow. That would be unheard of where i'm from. I was driving back and forth to work every day when I was 15. I guess you saved 15 years of car related expenses...you certainly have a leg up on me. Damn.

Ahhh. Very true then fine sir. I will put this out there though. If you know someone you want to get tattooed by, don't settle for something else. Waiting to get tattooed sucks, but there isn't much that is better than getting a tattoo from someone at the top of your list.

I've had various shots in tattooed areas... I've never noticed any sign after. One time, the girl gave me the shot, got rid of the needle, looked back where to put the little bandaid and couldn't find the site... I told her to leave it off.

Welcome! What kind of work are you looking to get done? You can choose either traditional Japanese or traditional Japanese.

@JesseBlunt, with all due repect, there were no conflicting opinions given, everyone here basically told him to go see a doctor. I hear what you're saying about going to his tattooer, but if he is that worried about it, the doc is the way to go.

If one of those demon beasts stepped foot in my domain I would burn my house down.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I thought that was pretty polite.

I'll work my way in here and dance a little.....you got great advice for a tattoo forum or any other online outlet (maybe try Mayo Clinic like other worry-warts) from experienced LSTers (tattoo collectors and medical staff) yet you continue(d) to: 1) ask the same question 2) stay worried 3) take over/distract other LSTers threads 4) rack up a quick ten post (I was online when you joined yet didn't spam you as I and other mods wanted to give you a chance) so you can write your own thread .....yet all you had to do was just an intro (you don't need a minimum for that) about yourself and your concern with pics...listened to the advice and then given the advice that sat best with you a ride (for more than a few days or hours) to see what happens. I think had you taken at least one of the offerings an LSTer offered then members wouldn't be playing with you. So my question is who is the troll? LSTers have been very polite, me not included right now.

From ages 17-27, all I had done was my left sleeve, and some random one-offs. I think I'm glad I took it slow back then, because now that I have the time/money, I've been getting tattooed at LEAST once a month for 5+ hours each session. One week I got 5 new pieces. And it's good tattoos now, not the BS I was getting when I was younger. I still have my left leg, right arm (save for a small spot), full torso and back, feet, hands, and neck to get done. In all honesty I don't think there's enough time on this earth for me to get as many as I want.

@hogg @slayer9019 I didn't say anything out of respect for the guys at the shop and because it isn't something that I was ready to advertise. Right now I just work there and do anything that anyone wants me to. I am basically the shop bitch. The understanding with everyone is that if they feel comfortable with me and feel like I have earned being there, they may offer me an apprenticeship. I don't know how far off that is, nor do I care. I do everything I can to help everyone who walks in and everyone who works there. Right now, the opportunity to learn to tattoo is secondary and my responsibility to the guys at the shop and the customers is first. I intend to protect and cherish the tattoo world I have come to love. I believe the way to do that is not to expect handouts or free information. Everything is earned and I want to earn anything I get.

One of the nice things about living someplace with long and harsh winters is that we don't have little fuckers like that guy around.

again ,learn to swim before jumping in the deep end.

So I got tattooed two weeks ago and am due for another session on my back at the end of the month, so I have really not been in "need" of new work lately, but a local shop had a fundraiser yesterday for a family affected by domestic violence, and I could not resist stopping in to get something for a good cause. I got this tiny but awesome little flower that magically fit perfectly between the two larger pieces on my thigh, like it was fate! Done by the fabulous Eilo at MTL Tattoo here in Montreal. I love it. (Please pay no attention to my torch, which is still healing and majorly flaky!)

I got out of the hotel and into a house today! And fired up my spinning wheel for the first time in over a year. (But dang! I'm so bored and lost in this big ol' empty house with no tv and no internet except for my phone). I might do a lot of spinning. And knitting. And reading. And whatever else I can think of.

...And another one the following day with Jason Mcafee (there was no way I was going to head to the Bay Area and not stop by Temple again). I love SF trips so hard!

Anyone else prefer shading to lining? I always have the worst time on long lines, just draaaaaaaaaaaaagging that skin. Shading is kinda fun, here a zap there a zap everywhere a zapzap.

Both of my parents have tattoos, so telling them about my own ink was never a worry (I was honestly more concerned about telling them I was moving across the country with my boyfriend- now fiance- for school). As a kid I remember taking markers to my dad's arm to color in a piece that he only had the outline of (after it was healed of course), he was my living breathing coloring book! I think my parents were actually slightly disappointed that I didn't ask them to come with me and be part of my first tattoo experience.

My mom didn't seem too pleased when I told her I was getting a tattoo. She said, "well you'd better ask your sister about how much it hurt!" I think to try and dissuade me. As if I'm going to not do something that my little sister was able to do twice because it was going to hurt a bit. So of course I went ahead with it. I mean, really. I was 34 years old. She's not the boss of me!

I still laugh when I think about that line, "You - do - not - go - to - the - second - grade - if - you - can - not - pass - the - first - grade."

Speaking of Ashley Love. Hubba Hubba.

Got some work for Corbin to do next year. I would like to hit all the major bay area dudes... once a month. We will see how that goes.

J. Madberg, Stockhol unfortunately not mine

Scott Sylvia. He and @Lochlan are the OG's of this forum.

Panther on one side... satanic star on the other side, or go home. Rob

He's 63. For his first tattoo he should get a badass eagle chest piece ;-)

Man, he's 63 and you're talking about him like he's a teenager. Make sure he doesn't get it upside down.

I was 14 years old when i received my first tattoo, it was on an old futon bed, in a living room of a house party we were having, i was big into punk rock and hardcore music and skateboards that was pretty much my life, so i figured what the hell lets put something on my leg. so i got "skate & annoy" on the back of my leg, the kid ran out of liners and lined it with the side of a shader (ouch) whip shaded it with black and filled the letters in green. the letters are all oozy and drippy looking with the design and i was so pumped on it. well hiding it from my dad and mom was the hard part, i never wore shorts. during the summer every beach trip my family ever had was avoided, i did a damn good job at hiding it. i hid it all the way until i was 18 years old and finally got one legally. i showed my parents my new tattoo, and they loved it. I then started off with "theres one more thing i have to show you" i pulled up my pant leg and told them the story about how i got it when i was 14 and how i had dodged them with it for 4 years. my dad is a very southern working class man, one of those dont talk much kind of guys, he looks at my leg and stares at me and goes "why didn't you tell me? i wouldnt of been all that upset." so all that family time i miss i could of been apart of, but we all know how life works, you live and learn. its still one of my favorite tattoos to this day.

Big nurse head by Sid, this one always sticks in my mind and then this Black and White piece by Valerie Vargas is one of my favorites ever

As long as Kev brought up Rock of Ages tattoo in Austin, I like Jay Chastain's back pieces over there too.